gea

See also: Gea, ge'a, and G. E. A.

Basque

Noun

gea

absolutive singular of ge

Esperanto

Etymology

Lexicalization of ge- (“both sexes together”). Not to be confused with geja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡea]
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Rhymes: -ea
Hyphenation: ge‧a

Adjective

gea (accusative singular gean, plural geaj, accusative plural geajn)

both sexes, mixed

Old English

Alternative forms

ġī — Anglian, Kentish
ġǣ, ġee, iā

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑː/

Adverb

ġēa (West Saxon)

yes, yeah

Synonyms

ġīese

Antonyms

nese

Descendants

Middle English: ye
- English: yea
- Yola: yee, yea

Romansch

Alternative forms

Adverb

gea

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)

Related terms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
(Sursilvan) bein
(Sutsilvan) bagn
(Surmiran) gea bagn
(Puter, Vallader) bainschi, hei, bainschi hei
(Vallader) hai, bainschi hai

West Frisian

Alternative forms

goa

Etymology

From Old Frisian gā, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją.

Noun

gea n (plural geaën, diminutive geake)

region

Derived terms

Legeaën

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